Even the OECD has finally noticed. The Paris-based policy forum is normally always in favour of higher taxes and more ...

The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.

In Scotland, disability benefits are devolved, and the Scottish replacement for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has an ...

Michael Matheson was one of the original MSPs, elected in 1999. Former health secretary Michael Matheson has announced he is ...

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year, she has announced.

NICOLA Sturgeon could be set to rake in millions after stepping down as an MSP, an expert has claimed. The former First ...

Nicola Sturgeon can be proud of “changing the lives of people in Scotland for the better”, Scotland’s First Minister has said ...

Few politicians in the UK could match Nicola Sturgeon in her prime. She was a political titan, with an extraordinary ability to communicate with the public. Her approval ratings were the envy of her ...

Shamed MSP Michael Matheson has announced he does not intend to stand at next year's Holyrood election. The former Scottish ...

Politicians’ focus on economic growth is certainly in tune with what the Scottish public feel is important. The economy was the top-ranked concern for Scots over the course of 2024: 34% of the ...

“Instead of pressing on with plans to make the biggest cuts ever seen in Scottish higher education, Peter Mathieson needs to work with UCU, use the university’s reserves and rule out compulsory ...